Pirates
| 04/30/25 vs Westlake | 2 |
| 04/29/25 @ Valley Forge | 14 |
| 04/28/25 @ Buckeye | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Bay | 17 |
| 04/16/25 vs Valley Forge | 14 |
| + 7 more games |
Rocky River is 0-6 against Lakewood since April of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Pirates will be playing at home against the Rangers at 4:30 p.m. Rocky River is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Rocky River is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Westlake on Wednesday. They lost 8-2 to the Demons.
Reagan Kane spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and six unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Rocky River saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Sollars, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lakewood entered their tilt with North Olmsted on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Eagles. The game was the first time the Rangers have beaten the Eagles on their field since April 26, 2018.
Ella Bower made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Bower was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Comer, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Lakewood's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Rocky River, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
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